A bit more politer than the other person who commented:
I am quite a bit younger than 45 (as in over 20 years younger) and I use perl on a regular basis.
I highly doubt that if someone signs up, that facebook removes the shadow profile on them. I think you mean control over what other USERS see (though as has been discussed on/. before, the usage of the term "users" to describe people who go on facebook may not be entirely accurate).
The same way that current pubic defenders are paid I suppose, taxpayer money. Though that makes the taxpayer liable for all the ridiculous lawsuits and that's not really a good thing.
Hmm how's this for a thought: Anyone suing for a copyright violation has to pay for the lawyers for the party they are suing... Though that opens the door to a lot of abuse potential too....
Realtors can be useful. Yes they do take quite a bit off the top of the house price, but they take care of all the paperwork (for both buyer and seller), show people around the house, and do advertising. For someone who doesn't have time to do that themselves, they can be very useful.
Publishers in general don't really have much place on the internet. Their main appeal for authors is the actual publishing, ie the printing of books, which of course is trivialized by the internet and companies like Amazon.
I think that may depend on if the novels are in a series or not. Personally (and I imagine this goes for a lot of other people as well) if I read one book in the series and like it I would prefer to buy the next book right after, rather than wait 18 months for it to come out. But if they aren't in a series then your argument does make a lot of sense.
Hmm, so maybe in addition to getting a court appointed defender when you get arrested, maybe you should get a court appointed IP lawyer when you get sued for copyright infringement if you cannot afford one....
Considering how eager people are to buy them now I doubt Apple would have any difficulty selling them. In fact if you purchase the Apple iChest (compatible with 10% of the hearts/lungs on the planet) you can simply reach in and pull out the old iPhone when you need to upgrade.
That's a good point. The Egyptians got what they wanted, and where did it put them? One has to wonder if they actually had a plan before going to the streets. Now, before someone tries to start a flamewar, I do really really admire their courage for standing up to their government. However I think that they should have had a better plan for what to do after the fact.
AFAIK First-to-patent only applies to patent disputes where two companies claim to have patented the same thing. Prior art still applies (or at least I certainly hope it does). But someone please correct me if I'm wrong about that.
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A bit more politer than the other person who commented:
I am quite a bit younger than 45 (as in over 20 years younger) and I use perl on a regular basis.
Well if you're nervous about it you always could download and examine it first before running it...
Well back in the day that was a fairly revolutionary idea...
Obligatory xkcd
http://xkcd.com/865/
Aha, good to know. Thanks!
I use AdBlock Plus and Ghostery. Together they're pretty good at blocking all facebook stuff.
I suspect OP means that they ignored the emails FB sent them with the friend requests.
Can't slander be in writing? Or more properly said, can't writing be slanderous?
I highly doubt that if someone signs up, that facebook removes the shadow profile on them. I think you mean control over what other USERS see (though as has been discussed on /. before, the usage of the term "users" to describe people who go on facebook may not be entirely accurate).
The same way that current pubic defenders are paid I suppose, taxpayer money. Though that makes the taxpayer liable for all the ridiculous lawsuits and that's not really a good thing.
Hmm how's this for a thought: Anyone suing for a copyright violation has to pay for the lawyers for the party they are suing... Though that opens the door to a lot of abuse potential too....
Realtors can be useful. Yes they do take quite a bit off the top of the house price, but they take care of all the paperwork (for both buyer and seller), show people around the house, and do advertising. For someone who doesn't have time to do that themselves, they can be very useful.
I think the point here is that slashdot has very very bad editors.
Generally authors don't sell copyright to publishers, they sell printing rights, and those tend to expire eventually.
Publishers in general don't really have much place on the internet. Their main appeal for authors is the actual publishing, ie the printing of books, which of course is trivialized by the internet and companies like Amazon.
the harry potter books direct from JK Rowling are full of profanity and nudity
Actually considering all the slashfic on the internet those would probably sell pretty well.
I think that may depend on if the novels are in a series or not. Personally (and I imagine this goes for a lot of other people as well) if I read one book in the series and like it I would prefer to buy the next book right after, rather than wait 18 months for it to come out. But if they aren't in a series then your argument does make a lot of sense.
Or at the very least an idea...
Hmm, so maybe in addition to getting a court appointed defender when you get arrested, maybe you should get a court appointed IP lawyer when you get sued for copyright infringement if you cannot afford one....
Considering how eager people are to buy them now I doubt Apple would have any difficulty selling them. In fact if you purchase the Apple iChest (compatible with 10% of the hearts/lungs on the planet) you can simply reach in and pull out the old iPhone when you need to upgrade.
Well I didn't say it was a GOOD idea. Just an interesting one.
Whoa wait is that her real title? Czar? I thought it was just a nickname....
Could be the guy listed here:
http://www.dubfire.net/
That's a good point. The Egyptians got what they wanted, and where did it put them? One has to wonder if they actually had a plan before going to the streets. Now, before someone tries to start a flamewar, I do really really admire their courage for standing up to their government. However I think that they should have had a better plan for what to do after the fact.
Interesting... Thanks for the info.
AFAIK First-to-patent only applies to patent disputes where two companies claim to have patented the same thing. Prior art still applies (or at least I certainly hope it does). But someone please correct me if I'm wrong about that.